16-11-2002 01:33									#1
	Early potshots at human opponents? Put an end to popups!

I had an experience in recent MP game where another human player attacked a city w/a warrior in regular game and took the city. I eventually took the city back, hooked up my iron and went after him w/an elite sword (got help from barbs to make elite). My question is, do we attempted some kind of early rush and how likely is it that another human will try that against us. I'm asking this since since we have to make a decision of how much we will guard our early cities and how we balance unit/settler production so we can expand with potentially exposing ourselves to much.

	18-11-2002 23:38									#2
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That's an excellent question for whomever becomes the defence minister and also whomever becomes the minister of the interior. My personal opinion is one good defencive unit per city, with response groups on the parimeter. This frees up resources, while allowing you to defend outlying cities. Also, I generally build a military unit between building settlers.

	20-11-2002 10:59									#3
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I think that we definitly need to keep at least one decent defensive unit in all our cities. I have a feeling some people will attempt early rushes, they have been successful for me against both AI and at least one Person.

	20-11-2002 18:21									#4
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I always leave one defensive unit in all of my cities. I even leave a couple offensive units on border towns...fighting the AI on harder settings has taught me to respect surprise attacks.

	22-11-2002 01:36									#5
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At least one in all cities, with border cities a lot more (unless they're necassary for Military Police duty). Building up our nation should definitely be our first priority, once we're ready, then we conquer!

	22-11-2002 01:42									#6
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I agree, build spearmen from the start. With industrious workers, we will be able to afford them. Occasionally warriors will be built for upgrades if it makes the settler schedule work out better.

	22-11-2002 02:07									#7
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I always keep at least one defensive unit my my cities, unless I know no other human players are around and there's no barbs because I never know when a human player will decide to simply walk in to an undefended city.

	22-11-2002 04:08									#8
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inner city surrounded by our own cities can be left at two (most MP gov limit) its the border city that needs our attention. If we build pyramid relatively quick and we are settling most of our settlement on plains/grassland/desert (to secure horses and saltpeter) I expect our pop to blow up in combination w/ pyramid. So I expect our inner defense to thin out since we will be making a lot of settlers in the beginning. This is another reason why we need to get horsemen before Swordsmen! (another forum)

	24-11-2002 22:59									#9
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What do people think of attacking early UUs with warriors and setting off early GA's? This could be a special use for conscript warriors from huts...

	24-11-2002 23:21									#10
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quote: Originally posted by punkbass2000 What do people think of attacking early UUs with warriors and setting off early GA's? This could be a special use for conscript warriors from huts...

Great idea!

	24-11-2002 23:33									#11
	Put an end to popups!

I'm not sure if we want to attack legoland early. And rolep[lay has a late UU...

GoW Im guessing we wouldnt have to attack them.. they probably will be coming for us so I dont think we have to try to set off a GA

	24-11-2002 23:34									#12
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Which civ is GoW playing?

	25-11-2002 02:05									#13
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The Celts.